Comments on: Fall Shopping … and a CONTEST!

By: Kathy

Kathy — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 22:25:55 +0000

One of my favorite times of year is the fall. It’s football season and the apples are ripening — and that means homemade pie. And we can’t forget the sounds and smells — especially when running through the just-raked leaves.

By: Leigh

Leigh — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 01:21:32 +0000

When falls comes back around, I remember being in college. My favorite moment – the trees had turned those beautiful shades of red, orange, and bright yellow. I went to bed thinking, “Wow, I’m at the best college ever!” I wake up the next morning to begin my trek up the mountain to class, and lo – it had snowed (yes, snowed!) overnight. Too wonderful. At times I think I don’t deserve such a great life.

By: Jenny Girl

Jenny Girl — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 20:15:06 +0000

I love the Fall because of the change of season. The crisp cool feeling and smell of the air. Football season. The fall smells of apple cinnamon or pumpkin spice. My mom would always burn candles with those types of scents, and now I do the same. The nights get darker earlier. That’s fall to me. Plus it’s close to Christmas. My favorite time of the year.

By: JR

JR — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 13:44:58 +0000

Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday, so I love that this is the time of year that my mother and I start planning the Thanksgiving menu. Hopefully this fall will also include some good quality apple-picking–who doesn’t love apple-picking?–that will lead to some delicious baking–baked apples, apple pie, apple bread. This Rosh Hashanah I discovered how delicious honey-butter can be with my apple-nut muffins! Yum, autumn!

By: Kathryn in Minnesota

Kathryn in Minnesota — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 01:07:19 +0000

My favorite fall tradition is Mountain Day. I taught for a year at a small college in western Massachusetts where the college president would wake up one fine fall morning and cancel classes. Literally. No classes. You were supposed to go hiking or horseback riding (it was an expensive college) or to one of the local orchards or a nice patch of lawn somewhere, just to take in the loveliness of the season. I went hiking. It was such a gift, a whole day, unplanned, when the weather was beautiful and the trees were at peak color, that I’ve tried to observe it annually even though I no longer live in New England or around anything that could be remotely considered a mountain. My personal Mountain Day, though mountain-less, usually involves hot cider, a good hike with a canine buddy or two, butternut squash ravioli garnished with fresh sage, and knitting (of course). I’m a sucker for fall veggies (especially pumpkins and squash) and the marvelous variety of local apples that abound this time of year. Watching the nephews and nieces choose their Halloween costumes is a highlight too. : )

By: Doreen S.

Doreen S. — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 12:35:32 +0000

I grew up in South Florida so there was virtually no change of seasons. But 14 years ago I moved to North Carolina and found the smells of fall. That’s my favorite thing. I love the smell of the fresh crisp air in the mornings , the fireplaces, stews and soups cooking. I even love the smell of leaves burning – although I could do without the raking part. Another great things is being able to open all the windows in the house in the afternoon and let in all that fresh air. Fall hasn’t quite arrived here yet but just writing this has got me dreaming about it.

By: Jen C.

Jen C. — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 03:03:10 +0000

Since I’m from San Francisco, some weeks in early fall is when it gets kinda warm! Warm for the SF Bay Area that is. (In July I was still wearing flannel PJ’s!) I enjoy my last chances at wearing shorts then I welcome in the sweater weather.

By: Denise S.

Denise S. — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 01:08:03 +0000

Fall has always been my favorite season…all of my favorite colors are fall leaves – green, orange, brown. I love the crazy variety of fresh apples that are available in the fall. Mostly I think I love the back-to-school shopping season – new notebooks and pens, new sweaters and shoes, new “school” bags…and I don’t even go to school anymore (and I don’t have children who do, either).

By: heather c

heather c — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 00:08:28 +0000

Fall means football and marching band it also means that it is getting time to turn indoors and spend more time with family and friends. It also means that the rush of summer is over and you can have more time to knit the things that you have put off because it was too hot and sticky. I just love to gather all of my knitting supplies and snuggle up in the couch and knit something warm. My mom loves fall because that means more warm socks to get her though the winter, and i enjoy every bit of it. I also love fall because of all the colors we get to see in nature and I just want to turn it all into beautiful yarn to knit and capture the moment for all year long.

By: weezalana

weezalana — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 19:22:56 +0000

I love the crisp, cool air that turns my nose pink and takes my breath away.

I love the crackle and smell of a real fire in the fireplace (well, as real as you can get with a Duralog, anyway!).

I love snuggling on the couch under one of many throw blankets with a good book or my hubby (not necessarily in that order. Most of the time.).

I love the warm, tingly feeling of holiday anticipation, the kind only Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s can bring.

And I love wearing all the fun, fabulous, and even some not-so fabulous things I’ve made since learning how to knit last year!